Harry Bellaver (February 12, 1905 â€" August 8, 1993) was an American
stage, film and television actor who appeared in many roles from the
1930s through the 1980s.Bellaver was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, the
son of Matteo and Maria (née Copa) Bellaver. His father worked in the
Hillsboro coal mines. He left school at a young age and worked various
jobs but eventually was awarded a scholarship to Brookwood Labor
College in Katonah, New York.Bellaver was a member of the Hedgerow
Players of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, for eight years. Early in
Bellaver's career he appeared in numerous Broadway plays. He made his
Broadway debut in the 1931 Group Theatre in the play 1931. He also
appeared in the Elmer Rice play We, the People in 1933, and in the
Broadway debut that year of The Threepenny Opera.Bellaver appeared in
the original production of the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun, as
Chief Sitting Bull. He appeared in the same role in the 1966 revival.
stage, film and television actor who appeared in many roles from the
1930s through the 1980s.Bellaver was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, the
son of Matteo and Maria (née Copa) Bellaver. His father worked in the
Hillsboro coal mines. He left school at a young age and worked various
jobs but eventually was awarded a scholarship to Brookwood Labor
College in Katonah, New York.Bellaver was a member of the Hedgerow
Players of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, for eight years. Early in
Bellaver's career he appeared in numerous Broadway plays. He made his
Broadway debut in the 1931 Group Theatre in the play 1931. He also
appeared in the Elmer Rice play We, the People in 1933, and in the
Broadway debut that year of The Threepenny Opera.Bellaver appeared in
the original production of the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun, as
Chief Sitting Bull. He appeared in the same role in the 1966 revival.
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